president obama will speak to the nation at 3:15 p.m. eastern time. we appreciate you being with us on this important news day. we'll get through it together. then we'll figure it out together. but our coverage continues now with "studio b." >> there is no words it of the sheer terror and sense of immediate urgency and to get to your child and to be there to protect them. that what you want -- that's the immediate thing, is my child hurt. you know, they are alone, they are not with me. you know, how do i get to them. anncr: some politicians seem to think medicare and... social security are just numbers in a budget. well, we worked hard for those benefits. we earned them. and if washington tries to cram decisions about the future... of these programs into a last minute budget deal... we'll all pay the price. aarp is fighting to protect seniors with responsible... solutions that strengthen medicare and... social security for generations to come. we can do better than a last minute deal... that would hurt all of us. progressive direct and other car insur